Report: Chad Kelly won't dress for several Broncos games 'at the minimum'

After being arrested and charged with criminal trespass on Tuesday morning, Denver Broncos backup quarterback Chad Kelly may not be around for a while.

There is little question Chad Kelly will be disciplined by Broncos. At the minimum he won't be dressing on game day for a while. Still early in process. Broncos still sorting out facts, discussing course of action to take. #9sports

The Broncos are likely still determining what the long-term effects of Kelly’s arrest will be, but for now, the team will head into Kansas City with Case Keenum and Kevin Hogan as the quarterbacks on the roster.

Kelly is no stranger to trouble, and that is the main reason he fell all the way down to the final pick of the 2017 draft. He would have gone undrafted if John Elway didn’t decide to take a shot on him. Now, all of those pre-draft concerns have reared their ugly head.

Whether Kelly’s career in Denver will continue or not remains to be seen, but count Mike Klis of KUSA-TV as one who believes he may not.

Kelly had a terrific preseason for the team, finally showing what he could do on the field after sitting out all of last season. The Broncos showed some confidence in him as they moved on from former first-round pick Paxton Lynch this summer, elevating Kelly to the backup role.

Many fans felt that Kelly was deserving of a shot to play this season with the struggles of Keenum and some felt that his first start could come at any time.

Now, Kelly’s career has as much doubt surrounding it as it did two years ago.

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